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Tyla’s biggest verified development this week is a new Soul Train Awards nomination for her hit single Chanel. According to BET and South African outlets Bona and The National, she is competing for R&B Soul Song of the Year alongside Bruno Mars, Chris Brown, Bryson Tiller, Kehlani and Tems. The nomination marks her second Soul Train recognition, after a Best New Artist nomination in 2023. It also carries unusual significance: BET says viewers will decide the winner for the first time, with voting scheduled to open on October 16. The awards are set to air on November 27.
The nomination has already triggered some online debate, with fans questioning whether Chanel belongs in an R&B category. That discussion remains opinion, not an official dispute, but the nomination itself strengthens Tyla’s position as a crossover artist whose music is being judged across Afrobeats, amapiano, pop and R&B.
Away from the awards circuit, Tyla appears to have returned to South Africa. Briefly reports that she shared candid Instagram Story material and was photographed riding in a Toyota Quantum minibus taxi, wearing fuzzy teddy bear slippers. Fans celebrated the deliberately ordinary homecoming, although speculation that she may be preparing December performances or festive-season appearances is unconfirmed. No reliable announcement of local shows was identified.
Another story still circulating concerns Tyla’s September 27 appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, where she served as a presenter and introduced Blackpink’s Lisa. The Namibian reports that her turquoise snakeskin outfit by Nigerian designer Mowalola prompted body-focused criticism online. SZA then defended Tyla in an Instagram comment, calling her “drop dead gorgeous” and telling critics to stop. The exchange generated substantial social media attention, but it is a reaction to an earlier appearance rather than a new event in the past 24 hours.
No major, independently verified headline about a new Tyla release, tour announcement, business venture or public appearance emerged in the latest reporting reviewed. For now, the most consequential story is the Soul Train nomination, while the taxi sighting offers a more personal glimpse of a global star reconnecting with home.
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